Albertsons- GM sale, again

One thing about Albertsons General Mills sales, if you miss some things they will be back in a few weeks. This particular sale matches up well with some online printables.

Here is the deal:
**General Mills promo: Save $4 instantly when you spend $10 on General Mills items. Mix or Match over 350 items.

The best deals are:

*****Pillsbury Grands biscuits 16.3 oz. $1.67 Use $1.00/1 printable at this link, to get them for FREE
*****Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls $2.50 Use $1.00/1 printable at this link, to get them for $.50.
*****Yoplait Kids yogurt 6 ct. $2.50 Use $1.50/1 printable at this link, to get them for FREE
*****Yoplait YO + yogurt 4 ct. $2.50. Use $1.00/1 printable at this link, to get them for $.50
*****Yoplait Grande yogurt 32 oz. $2.50. Use $1.00/1 printable at this link, and this link, and thislink, to get them for $.50.
*****Progresso Broth 32 oz. $2.50. Use $1.25/1 printable at this link, to get them for $.25
*****Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers vegetables 12 oz. $1.25. Use: Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers frozen vegetables, any $1/1 (1-10-09) SS-11/16 to get them for FREE
*****Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers vegetables 12 oz. $1.25. Use: Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers frozen vegetables, any variety .50/1 (1-31-09) SS-12/7, to get them for $.25.
*****Gold Medal Whole Wheat flour $2.50. Use $1.00/1 printable at this link, to get them for $.50.
****General Mills cereal 8.7-14.25 oz. (Kix, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Reese's Puffs)$2.50 Use $1.00/2 printable at this link, to get them for $1.00
****General Mills cereals - Honey Nut Chex, Strawberry Chex $2.50. Use $1.00/2 printable at GroupA and GroupB link print it twice at each, to get them for $1.00.
****General Mills cereals - Lucky Charms $2.50/1.50 .55/1 printable at GroupA and GroupB print it twice at each link, to get them for $.95.
****General Mills cereals - Trix $2.50 $.55/1 printable at GroupA, print it twice to get them for $.95
*****General Mills cereals - Yogurt Burst Cheerios $2.50 Use $.75/1 printable at GroupA and GroupB, print it twice at each link to get them for $.75

Also a manufacturer coupons in the inserts gets you a box of cereal for $1.17

Of course they also have cookie mixes and frosting on sale along with Hamb helper and soups and stuff, none of which I need.

You should be able to do the deal many times in one transaction. $4 should come off for each set of $10 (the price before coupons and promotion).

While you're there pick up:
**** L'Oreal Kids shampoo, 2 in 1, or conditioner 9 oz. 1.99 $1.00/1 printable at this link. (You must register. Click on Can I Help You? near the bottom. You can print six coupons – two at the end of three “Can I Help You” consultations.) Final price $.99

**** Kellogg's Cereals $3.00. When you buy 6, get $6 off instantly at checkout. Use Coupon: Kellogg’s Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Cocoa Krispies, Frosted Flakes Cereal or Kellogg’s Cereal Straws, any flavor 8 oz. or larger $1/1 (12-21-08) RP-11/9 to get them for $1.00.

These Chex cereals are not part of the GM promotion:
**** Chex cereal 12.8-14 oz. 3/$7.00. Buy 3, get 4 2 liter bottles of Coke products FREE.
Best Deal- buy 6 chex, use 3 $1/2 coupons from General Mills Chex cereals, any $1/2 (12-20-08) SS-11/9 and SS-12/7 and 2 Associated Food coupons for $3 off 3, get 8 2L's FREE all for $5. There is also a $1.50 off 3 printable. If you have that then you can get the good deal by buying only 3 chex's.

**** Fuji, Gala, or Cameo apples $.68/lb.

So many deals, so little time.

Hello friends, I just got back from Walgreens with my SIL. There are fantastic deals there every week, but I don't write them out every week because I don't always make it there. This makes me want to share Couponing lesson 1: Sometimes you can't get every deal. Especially where I live. My area is saturated with couponers, deal seekers, and food storage enthusiasts. Unless I check back at a store over and over again, or go first thing in the morning the first day of any given sale (which is impossible for me at some places, since I avoid shopping on Sundays), then I'm not going to get everything.

Lesson 2: Get the best deals you can, for you. I often read about people scoring TONS of stuff for NOTHING! I have to remember that this "hobby" of mine (borderline obsessions) does not replace time spent (out of the grocery store) with my children, or with my husband.

Anyway, about Walgreens, they are running a promotion where you get a $5 off coupon (register reward) when you spend $25 in one transaction. This goes from until 12/13. The great deal is that your total can be way less than that after coupons and you'll still get the register reward. Today I bought:
2-3 packs of Scotch tape $2 (will get $2 back in rebate)
1-Schick Razor $6.99 (used $4 manufacturers coupon, and a $3 Walgreens store coupon)
1-Crest toothpaste $3.79 (used Manufactures coupon for a FREE product)
1-Listerine mouthwash $4.79 (used Manufactures coupon for a FREE product)
1- Bottle water $.99(used Walgreens coupon for a FREE product)
4- Hersheys kisses packages $10 (will get $5 back in rebate and used 4 $1 off manufacturers' coupons)
Total: $28.56
After coupons: $7.99
After rebates and $5 off promotion: $.99

And FYI- a register reward is a coupon that you use on your next shopping order. They expire, so don't throw out money. Check the date and use them before they expire. If you can't make it back to Walgreens, you can use them at Albertsons.

So, if you have a Walgreen nearby now is good time to use up your high value coupons, buy make-up, or baby items.

This weeks shopping list

Milk at Maceys is $1.85!!! Can you believe it? They are practically giving it away. Also, at the Macey's in town, they are selling 10lbs of breaded chicken patties for $10. The kids loved them, my husband however said they were a sorry excuse for chicken.
On Dec 5-6th they have some other good deals:
Coke Products, 2 liters$.69
Gold'n Plump Rotisserie Chickens $5.00
Boneless Skinless Chicket Breasts, Super Saver Pack $1.39/lb
Don Julio Tortilla Chips, 10 oz. assorted $.88

Albertson-
If you spend $20 in one transaction you get a $5 off coupon to use on your next shopping order. The best deal I saw was on the diapers. The big box of Pampers are $21.69, combine that with a manufacturers coupon and the $5 off and you have some cheap diapers. (Size 3-100 diapers, used a $2 off coupon, plus $5 off promotion= $14.69 a box). Plus you get 5 free Red Box Codes.

Also, there is a mail in rebate for a Free Pair of Crocs when you spend $25 of P&G stuff in one transaction. The forms at the SF store are back by the milk case. The savings isn't as good on the promotion (20% savings, rather than 25%, but if you like the sandals and can find the form, this is a good time to do it).

Albertsons Brand pasta 12-16 oz. packages are $.50 a bag, limit 20. Great Price!!
Hunts spaghetti sauce 26-26.5 oz. $.69 a can (with in-ad coupon) limit 2

For my friends in my town, the SF Albertsons has beer rebates at customer service. There are some great rebates out right now for ham, turkeys, and general purchases.

DI Drive

Hey if you live by me, there is a DI drive going on at the Stake Center on 2550 E. It goes thru tomorrow. If you have a DI pile like me, save yourself the drive to Provo, and drop 'em off at the church instead.

Good Deal at Lowe's

If you're making any home improvements this month, Lowe's is running a promotion that is pretty sweet.

When you buy $100 in giftcards, you can send in a rebate for $20 back. You can do the rebate 3 times (just buy the giftcards in different transactions).

So, if you have a big purchase, you can save yourself up to $60....um, use the giftcards to pay for your purchase, of course.

Ask for the rebate forms at customer service.

Kmart Double Coupons

I went this morning to the SF Kmart. There were about 20 couponers there. The lines were long, but I did score some good deals. The candy pictured was free, the diapers, though not exceptionally priced had an additional promo which if you purchased $20 of Huggies products you got $5 off a toy. Everything else was purchased at a significant savings.

Some things to note: If your coupon is off 2 products, the computer is not giving you the full "doubles" value. For instance I had a "save $1.00 off 2 BC potatoes"...at $1.25 a piece and with the coupon doubled to $2.00 the price for each should have been $.25. Instead the computer took off $1.00 and then $.50, making the price per each, $.50 (and way too expensive for my taste). So, it may be better to avoid using those types of coupons, as I had a similar problem with my ziploc coupons.

Also, $2.00 value coupons don't seem to be doubling.

Here is a list from the SavvyShopper of good deals:savvyshopperdeals.com.

and a discussion about kmart doubles from Pinchingyourpennies.com.

Here is a link with a list of stuff too on Google docs.